Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-07-02

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OVER a million dollars worth
of property went up in smoke at
Chicago Sunday. One of the large
pork packing establishments burned,
with 1900 barrels of pork and six or
seven hundred live hogs.
1T is announced that the United
States Rolling Stock Company, the
largest car building plant in this
country, will be moved from Urbana,
Ohio, to Decatur, Ala. The South
do grow and don't you forget it.
A LATE Washington letter says
"the belief that Secretary Lamar will
be appointed to the Supreme Court
vacancy early next fall is firmly i'm
pressed on the public mind, and the
Secretary's successor is being discuss
ed.
THE American is making quite a
lively exposure of several counties of
the State for the excessive court costs
which they have taxed up to the
State, in which it is incidental show
ing up some of the petty rascality
practiced by magistrates.
A NEW charter was procured a few
days ago for the Midland and Knox
vile Railroad, the object being, as
stated by the officials, to make Knox
vile a point on. the main line of the
Tennessee Midland road, instead of
reaching it by a branch, rs originally
contemplated.
MAPLE HILL Seminary, near
Lebanon, Tenn, was totally destroy
ed by fire last Monday night. The
loss is estimated at $27 900, on which
there was ST 900 insurance. 1t is a
very severe loss to Prof. Hancock and
to Lebanon. Steps will doubtless be
taken to Immediately rebuild.
1T Is reported in the financial news
from New York that Jay Gould pur-
chased 81 $1,000 shares of Elevated Rail
road stock last Tuesday, giving his
check for four and a half million dol.
lars. Such checks as this are quite
rare, even among the great money
kings of New York.
JUDGE CANTRELL offers sidewalk
anti-prohibition agitators who bank
on their knowledge of "constitoo'
tional law a fine opportunity to Sc.
cure a new tail. He offers to present
any man who will establish the un.
constitutionality of the proposed
amendment with the finest hat ir
town.
THE Chattanooga Commercial say,
that a dispatch was received in tina.
city Tuesday night to the effect tina
Secretary Bayard would be appointeC
to the vacant Supreme Judgeship
and that the President would form
ally tender the appointment Satur
day. Ex-Gov. Colquitt, of Georgia
is named as Mr.. Bayard's successo
in the Cabinet.
THERE is a well authenticated ru
NOR to the effect that the Suprem'
court of Illinois will grant the con
demned anarchists a new trial. |
these emlsaries of perdition are per
mitted to escape upon mere teChni
calities Chicago deserves nothing BET
ter than to be turned over to tn
tender mercies of the gang.
THE Baltimore Manufacturers'Re
ord publishes its semi-annual revieN
of the South's industrial progress thi
week. 1t shows the establishment
of over eight hundred new enter
prises since the first of January las
with an investment of $161 1926
capital. Alabama leads the list wit
$32,6Sl 900, and Tennessee come
next with SIG, 255,O 600. This looks
good deal like business.
The fourth of July will be MOI
generally celebrated in the Sout
this year than on any previous o.
currence of that day since the wa
More interest is being manifested i
the celebration of this National no
iday every year, and in a few MOI
years it will doubtless be celebrate
all over the country with all the olt
time glory and display multiplied.
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